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A road in Swansea was closed last night because of "several" grass fires burning at the same time.

South Wales Police closed the A4118 at around 9pm on Monday, April 20 while Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service battled to control the fires.

The thoroughfare, between Upper Killay and Kittle Lane, was reopened just before midnight after the fires were extinguished.

A tweet from South Wales Police at 11:45pm on Monday said: "A4118 now re-opened many thanks to the Fire Service for a job well done."

Emergency services had to deal with several different fires (Image: South Wales Police)

This was the latest in a growing number of grass fires in Wales over recent weeks.

At the same time the fire was raging in Swansea, dramatic images of a sweeping grass fire were captured as it burned close to homes in Rhondda.

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Residents in Ystrad were told to close their windows because of the large amount of smoke in the area due to the fire above Sandybank Road.

People living in the area said the area affecting by the flames grew "10 times" in size after starting out as a small grass fire.

Last week, on April 15, shocking helicopter footage was released of the extent of an 80-hectare fire that burned on a Wattsville hillside for several hours before it could be controlled.

Six engines, two specialist wildfire vehicles and a helicopter were deployed to the scene to fight the blaze.

A helicopter pours water over the flames in Wattsville on April 15 (Image: Chris Norman.)

On that occasion, incident commander, group manager Matt Jones, said: “We ask members of the public to pass on any information they may have which would can assist us in identifying the cause of this fire.

"Our crews from all over south Wales have been working in difficult, challenging conditions to ensure the fire does not spread and impact the local community and further damage the surrounding area and wildlife.

"Anyone who has information about the deliberate grass fires should contact 101 immediately, or they call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Anybody who sees a fire, or anyone starting a fire, should call 999 immediately."